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H. E. GREEN.

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APPLICATION FILED FEB. l. 1919.

1,306,592. Patented June 10, 1919.

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APPLICATION FIL'ED FEB. I. 1919.

Patented June 10, 1919.

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UNITED STATES 1, A'rn1 T'l OFFICE- HARRY E. GREEN, or sr. OHN, new :aaunswicii, CANADA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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' Patented June 10, 1919.

Application filed February 1, 1919.. Serial No. 274,575.

' blem or interchangeable emblem according to the taste of the boy 01' girl using the toy, the toy also embodying means for supporting the same While standing still and also for guiding and threading the same while in rolling motion.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the toy.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the trundling stick.

Figs. 4 to 8 inclusive represent some of the different emblems which may be used in connection with the toy.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a modified handle hook.

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary perspective view showing another form of handle engaging eye or loop.

The toy comprises as the main element thereof a hoop 1 adapted to be propelled by a stick 2 or to be trundled by said stick as will hereinafter appear.

The hoop 1 comprises one or more spokes 3. Ordinarily at least two of such spokes will be employed or one spoke extending diametrically across the hoop and having a bearing recess l and a detachable bearing I member or cap 5 detachably secured in place by suitable fastening means 6.

A combined spindle and spacing member is arranged at the center of the hoop, said member comprisin a spindle 7 which is received in the bearing above referred to and which is provided with collars 8 in spaced relation thereto and adapted to lie at opposite sides of the spokes 3 as shown in Fig. 2.

The toy also comprises a normally up:

right fork 9 having a'crown 10 at the top thereof adapted to support and carry interchange-able emblems 11, each emblem having a downwardly extending stud or stem 12' insertible in an opening 13 in the crown 10. The fork 9straddles the upper portion of the hoop as shown in the drawings, and the' fork arms are arranged outside ofthe collars 8 thereby obtaining a bracing relation between the fork and the hoop. The fork also comprises one or more rearwardly. inclined trailing arms 14 the rear end or ends of which have attached thereto a rolling support 15. Asillustrated in the drawings,

7 two arms 14 are employed and the rear end portions thereof are connected by a cross bar piece 16 to the bottom of which are secured a plurality of caster wheels 17.

Secured to one of the arms of the fork 9 adjacent to the center of thehoop is an eye or loop, 18 which is designed to receive a hook 19 at one end of the propelling or trundling stick 2. This enables the toy to be propelled in two ways, either by striking against the periphery of the hoop with the stick 2 or by placing the hoop 19 in the eye 18 and pushing or trundling the hoop;

This adds to the attractiveness of the toy.

The emblem shown in Fig. 1 consists of an eagle carrying in its bill the flags of the allied nations in the present European war. Other interchangeable emblems are shown in Figs. 4 to 8 both inclusive. Fig. 4 represents the American flag, Fig. 5 a set of streamers of difierent colors, Fig. 6 the flags of the allies supported upon and extending upwardly from a common supporting base 20, Fig. 7 a head with streaming hair and Fig. 8 a wind wheel which is revolved by the air impinging against the same during the travel of the toy. Other emblems may also be used thus enabling the purchaser of the toyto select any desired emblem or set of emblems. If desired a weight 21 may be placed against the inner periphery of the hoop 1 to maintain the momentum of the hoop and for the same purpose another weight 22 may be placed upon and secured to the cross piece 16 which connects the rear extremities of the trailing arms 1a of the fork which carries the emblem. The trail may be provided With a head 23'as shown in Fig. 9, and the eye or loop 18 may be formed With a key hole slot 24 as shown in Fig. 10 so that the head 23 may be inserted through and removed from said slot 24. The arrangement just described enables the operator to dispose the handle 2 at varying angles to the hoop and to guide the hoop in making a right or left hand turn.

I claim:

1. A toy comprising a hoop, having spokes, a central spindle, fork arms journaled on said spindle and embracing the upper half of the hoop and adapted to support an emblem, the fork arms having a Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the trailing member, and a rolling support for said trailing member.

2. A toy comprising a hoop, having spokes, a central spindle having collars arranged at opposite sides of the inner ends of the spokes, a normally upright fork embracing the upper half of the hoop and said collars and having an emblem supporting crown above the top of the hoop adapted to receive interchangeable emblems, said fork also having trailing arms at opposite sides of the hoop, and a rolling support for the trailing ends of said arms.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HARRY E. GREEN.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

